Second donation from volunteer hematopoietic stem cell donors in Taiwan

摘要

Objectives Unrelated hematopoietic stem cell donors may donate twice. We studied donors’ preference for peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) collection or bone marrow (BM) harvest and compared the yields of and side effects associated with two BM harvests. Materials and Methods The psychosocial and physical experience of 13 donors who underwent two different stem cell collection procedures and their preferences were collected via a self-reported questionnaire. Among four donors who underwent two BM harvests, we compared the yields of and the side effects associated with the first and second harvest via chart review and self-reported questionnaire, respectively. Results The median recovery time associated with PBSC (1 day) was significantly shorter than that associated with BM harvest (7 days) (p.